Abstract
The reaction of 3-(dimethylamino)-2H-azirines 1 and 1,3-oxazolidine-2-thione (6), in MeCN at room temperature, yields, after hydrolytic workup, 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-thiohydantoins 7 (Scheme 2). In the case of the spirocyclic 1c , crystallization of the crude reaction mixture leads to spiro[cyclopentane-l,7'(7'aH)-imidazo[4.3-b]oxazole]-5'-thione 8c. The mechanism is discussed.